“I’m sorry to interfere, son, but is everything alright?” He shifted his gaze back to Siren. “Do you... personally know this man, young lady?”
She deliberately shook her head with struggling movements. His fingers were digging on her cheeks. Her eyes suddenly filled with tears. There was yearning and unspeakable help to the old man, but Julio was not buying it. Neither was the interruption of the man or anyone for that matter.
He took his hand off her and drastically pulled and kept her on his side. A mere glance on the prying at the intruder and the old man was already taking a step back. The old lady next to him reflected the same sympathy the brave man had for Siren, but her hand was pulling the man back to silently tell her not to get in the way.
Unfortunately, Julio thought, the
